Coll 29/54 'Bushire: appointments as Political Agent of: 1) Lt Col T C W Fowle 2) Major C G Prior 3) Lt Col W R Hay' [‎193v] (388/483)

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The file concerns appointments at the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The file contains official and personal correspondence related to:

• appointment of Trenchard Craven William Fowle following the death of Hugh Biscoe, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , in 1932. Fowle's record of service (f 205). Considerations to extend Fowle's appointment until retiring age, in 1939
• interest in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. position expressed from various candidates. Appointment of Charles Geoffrey Prior in 1939.
• removal of Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. from Bushire to Bahrain, 1939.
• appointment of Arnold Galloway to officiate as Consul-General during Prior's leave, 1945.
• appointment of Rupert Hay as Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , 1946.

The file is composed of correspondence between the Viceroy; British Legation at Tehran; Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Air Ministry; Foreign Office; Government of India; Charles Geoffrey Prior; Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Iranian Minister for Foreign Affairs.

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1 file (239 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 241; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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